Summary
Kibana adds an Inspect action on each background search row in the session management table (the list you open from Background searches in the app bar or from a completion notification). Choosing Inspect opens a nested child flyout with technical details for that search so you can troubleshoot or verify the session without leaving the list. Flyout plumbing was refactored toward newer overlay APIs, but the writer-facing change is this new inspection path in the UI.
Why this needs docs: The primary background search doc already enumerates table row actions but does not document the new Inspect action and child flyout.
Resources
- PR #250252 — [Discover] Background search inspect in child flyout
Screenshots from PR
Availability
| Channel |
Details |
| Stack |
v9.5.0 |
| Serverless |
Apr 20–Apr 24 |
| Feature flag |
None — active by default |
Suggested edits
Run Discover and Dashboards queries in the background > Reopen or manage background searches
- What the docs say: Step 2 lists row interactions: open by name; More actions for Edit name, Extend, and Delete — with no Inspect option.
- What to change: Document Inspect alongside the other row actions: from the More actions control on a background search, choose Inspect to open a child flyout that shows background search details. Add an applies-to wrapper only if product confirms Inspect is not available in all channels/versions where the rest of the table applies.
Summary
Kibana adds an Inspect action on each background search row in the session management table (the list you open from Background searches in the app bar or from a completion notification). Choosing Inspect opens a nested child flyout with technical details for that search so you can troubleshoot or verify the session without leaving the list. Flyout plumbing was refactored toward newer overlay APIs, but the writer-facing change is this new inspection path in the UI.
Why this needs docs: The primary background search doc already enumerates table row actions but does not document the new Inspect action and child flyout.
Resources
Screenshots from PR
Availability
Suggested edits
Run Discover and Dashboards queries in the background > Reopen or manage background searches